My way on the highway -- an Indian road trip

Lone women face violence on India's roads, but we should brave our fears

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I wanted to celebrate my 40th birthday by overcoming my biggest fear: Driving a long distance on an Indian highway by myself. (Photo by P. Sarkar)

SONIA SARKAR

The tollbooth attendant wore a dark green shawl. Half his face was covered in a gray woolen scarf and his puffy eyes hovered past me, looking for the man he expected to see in the car I was driving.

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